Sith: Looking for translations of "Sith" across multiple languages. Help me out.

[DarthRondoudou]

The Sith language seems to have odd parallels or coincidences within other languages... So I'm sharing a little of that now because in SW "there is no such thing as coincidence" right? It's sometimes funny but also a little creepy (at least to me so far anyway) so we'll see what others think.

In Spanish the word Diablo means Devil in English. But if you take the word Diable from Sith it means "curse" in English. Found it funny it's only one letter away.

Going from the point of view of English into Sith, "All" translates into Visa... So Visa really does mean everything/ is a gateway to "All" in a Sith frame of mind.

A correlation between English and Sith again this time, Status = Right. Literally translated from English the word Right= Status as a Sith word. Kind of ironic because Sith determine the right to rule in their society by the status one holds. Power dictates where you stand more often than not, giving you the "right" to hold power in society.

So, those are the fun little ironic bits I've found in my work/research along the way that stuck out. I don't know if Visa is a Sith company but that would make credit card rules and skyrocketing debt make a whole lot more sense IMO. Completely a joke, but a scary thought. Channeled the Dark Side by accident huh Visa?  

And diable is litterally devil in French.

[DarthProdigal]

And diable is literally devil in French.

Awesomeness, thanks for that! So (from English) Curse translates into Diable in Sith which directly correlates to Devil in French/one letter off in Spanish for the same meaning as well. Too interesting... Adds an extra air of darkness to Sith Curses for sure.

[Taegin Roan]

French and English are both heavily Latin based languages, and in Latin "Devil" is "Diabolus", from which we also get the word Diabolical. So yeah, "Curse" in Sith being a variation of that makes sense.

[DarthProdigal]

French and English are both heavily Latin based languages, and in Latin "Devil" is "Diabolus", from which we also get the word Diabolical. So yeah, "Curse" in Sith being a variation of that makes sense.

Even so, I'm still wowed that the French word for Devil is perfectly synchronized with the Sith word for Curse... But yes, I paid attention in language studies and laughed when Latin was declared "a dead language" considering the Catholic Church uses it still prevalently (if I'm not mistaken) and it's fundamental in structure of so many languages in common use today. I understand that being a root language and a spoken language are highly different concepts, but dictionaries and English (among several other language, like French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, God knows how many possibly...) teachers always reference it as a learning tool for/meaning behind the words. I just found that direct correlation a bit astonishing, and love this type of thing tremendously. Makes me want to review info on creators of the Sith Language for their backgrounds in more depth. Possibly a French speaker making inside jokes along the way? But thank you for your knowledge/input as always Taegin.

[Taegin Roan]

But thank you for your knowledge/input as always Taegin.

[DarthRondoudou]

Latin in used in Vatican, so you are right. But it's probably far from being the same language ancient Romans spoke. Hence the dead language status.
But still, many languages in Europe are based on it. So...

[Illyiss]

French and English are both heavily Latin based languages, and in Latin "Devil" is "Diabolus", from which we also get the word Diabolical. So yeah, "Curse" in Sith being a variation of that makes sense.

English is actually a Germanic based language, it just has a lot of Latin based words because English mugs other languages in dark alleys to go through their pockets for spare words and loose grammar.

[DarthProdigal]

English is actually a Germanic based language, it just has a lot of Latin based words because English mugs other languages in dark alleys to go through their pockets for spare words and loose grammar.

-1 point for that analogy. That right there made me want to listen to some gangster rap while just pondering the thuggish style of the English language. "Oh those your words, I'll be taking those, give me all those prepositions to! I don't care what they mean, hand them over I'll figure out something to do with them; their mine now." I've always had so many people say how hard it is even attempting learning English... it's such a mutt of a language (sorry people in the UK this isn't a reflection on you, just a statement on the odd synthesis of the language because technically Americans further ba*****ized it over time) that it's often incomprehensible. Trying to learn it growing up I was often like WTF? because it feels like complex math but with the variables and equations constantly shifting.

[Taegin Roan]

English is actually a Germanic based language, it just has a lot of Latin based words because English mugs other languages in dark alleys to go through their pockets for spare words and loose grammar.

You are right of course Illyiss (BTW, great to see you), but I think you could make an argument that it is as much Latin based as it is Germanic.

[Illyiss]

You are right of course Illyiss (BTW, great to see you), but I think you could make an argument that it is as much Latin based as it is Germanic.

The second biggest influence was French, which of course is Latin based, which is why there are so many different tense and plurality "rules" in English.  American English even more than the Queen's English.  Go home English, you're drunk.  LOL